Glove stretching device



May 26, 1931. A. MEEHAN ET AL GLOVE STRETCHING DEVICE Filed Jan. 29, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ll lnllll 1, QNISW.

INVENTORS Jilberl Meghan Edwzn rm WW ATTORNEY A. MEEHAN ET AL GLOVE STRETCHING DEVICE May 26, 1931.

Filed Jan. 29, 1930v '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v Lil-:1 INVENTORS JilberiMeeh'an Ed a I L Q wziz 'iay b 'ATTQRNEY by means of extensions 24 and respectively, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Said elevations on said plates, portions and parts are so disposed and inclined as to render the successive positions of said plates, portions and parts during the transverse motion thereof, which is hereinafter described,

substantially parallelto each other.

vSaid plates '11 "and 12 are shown as expansively connected toeach other bymeans' of one or morepins 27, which may be sea cured each at one end thereof to one of said plates, such as plate 12 in Fig -7, and

movably connected each to a resilient socket 28 on the other of said plates, such a plate 11 in Fig.7; each of said pins 27 c has thereon a head'29', to be intercepted by the inner end of said socket 28 after-said plates ll and 12 have been displaced with-relation to each other to the utmost desirable extent thereby opposing, but not entirely preventing the iseparation ofsaid plates 11 and 12froin each other. a i Said thumb plates 13 and 14 may be per- Imanently secured to saidplates 11 and 12 respectively, a'sfiif'by rivets 30, as shown in Fig; 1 wherebysaid thumb-plates 13 and 14 are causedto'move with said plates 11 and 12 during the operation:ofexpandingand collapsing my glove stretchingdevice by means of said member 26 and the projections .23,

24 and 25 thereon in cooperations with said parts 17 18,119,20, 21 and 22 on-the' inner sides of said plates 11, 12, 13 and 14 and said finger portions 15 and 16,1

To move said member 26. and the parts thereon with relation to said plates 11 and 12 and the-parts on the latter .I provide a connecting rod 31,- which 1 passes through opening 31 in said projection 23 andis pivotally connected at one end thereof-by means of a-pin 32'tosaid member 26 atsaid double projection'f23, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and at the other endth'ereof'by means of a pin 33 to a lever 34, which is pivotally connected by means of a pairof pins to said plates I 11.and 12, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, in which said rod 31, pins32 and-.33 and lever 34 are shown by broken lines; saidpins 35 may be secured at their outer ends to said plates 11 and 12, and their inner ends may then be both pivotally and slidably connected to said lever 34 in an opening 35 therein.

keeping-said plates 11 and 12 in lateral align ment with each other. 7

Said thumb plate 14 is secured to said back plate 12 by means of a-bracket 38, which is made integral with said thumb plate 14 and is shown in Figsl3 and 7 and said extension25 on said member 26 slides in an opening 39 insaidpalm plate 11, which is shown in F ig. 1, when said member 26is moved with relation to said plates 11 and 12 lengthwise thereo f for expanding 1 or contracting the space therebetween in a direction transversely thereto, thereby respectively expanding or releasing a glove, enveloping the same.

'. Said inner elevations 17 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and said double projections 23, 24 and 25 are made of. a, size and inclination to keep the motion of all parts on said plates 11 and 12 when moving said member 26 with 'relation thereto substantiallyequal in extent and to theiplane thereof, thereby rendering the successive positions of said parts parallel to each other;

Saidplates 11 and 12 and the parts there- 7 r V in adirection substantially at right angles "5- on: as .well as said member. 26 and theparts thereon are preferably of a'shapeallowing them to beproduced by means of punch and die" work, thereby providingian inexpensive way of manufacturing the same.

Said flanges 36 onsaid plates 11 and T have therein a gap 40 at one end thereof," as

shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2, to permit the free end of said"lever"34 to extend therethrough when said platesjll and12 and said member 26 are in the relative positions as' i shown in Fig, 1, wheniny glove stretching device is contracted? any changes may be made in the details of, my glove stretchingdevice without departing from 'the main scope of my'invenmy invention'may be used tion, and parts of without other parts. z

I do not,therefo're, restrict myselfto the details as shown in the drawings; but I intend to include also an mechanical equivalents and obvious modifications of the same within the scope of my invention. 7 v I' claim as my invention, anddesire to so; cure by Letters Patent; 7 7

abackplate, finger portions and thumb parts on said platesfanexpanding member,- enclosed therebetween, inwardly extending elevations on thelnner faces of'one o'rmore of withsaid elevations to move said plates in op posite directions with relation to ;leach other and in a direction transversely tothe planes thereof, said member withsaid projections thereon being formedsubstantially of anim tegral ,sheet of material wrought to ;the required shape. i

* 2 a s ares re eh as ser es as P t "1. In a glove stretching device a palm plate,

said plates, said portions'and-said-partsand pro ections on said member, .-to cooperate woman portions and projections on said member, to

cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof, said member with saidprojections thereon being formed substantially of an integral sheet of material, wrought to the required shape.

3. I In a glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, finger portions on said plates, an expanding member, enclosed therebetween,

inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of each of said plates and said portions and double projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations on opposite sides thereof to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof, said member with said projections thereon being formed substantially of an integral sheet of material, wrought to the required shape. a

4. Ina glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, finger portions and thumb parts on said plates, said thumb parts comprising a front thumb plate, secured to said palm plate, and a rear thumb plate with a bracket, made integrally therewith and secured thereby to said back plate, an expanding member, enclosed between said plates, inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one or more of said plates, said portions and said parts and projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof.

5. In a glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, finger portions and thumb parts on each of said plates, an expanding member,

- enclosed therebetween," inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one or more of said plates, said portions and said parts, projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof, and a means for keeping said plates in lateral alignment with each other.

6. In a glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, finger portions and thumb parts on each of said plates, an expanding member, enclosed therebetween, inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one or more of said plates, said portions and said parts, inwardly extending flanges on the sides of said portions and said parts and projections on said member, tocooperate with said elevations tomove said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a di-' rection transversely to the planes thereof,

the pr ciest-ions on'said membr wl1i'ch are enbetvv'eensaid p'ort'insand bstween said eparit-s,extendlng laterally substantially to contact withthefianges on the sides thereof,

"thtreb keeping an platesin lateral al'i :10

:mentwith each-other. I

closed therebetween, inwardly extending ole-4 275 vations on the inner faces of one or more of said plates, said portions and said parts, projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof, and a means for expansively connecting said plates to each other.

8. In a glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, finger portions and thumb. parts on said plates, an expanding member, enclosed therebetween, inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one or more of said plates, said portions and said parts, projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a direction transversely to the planes thereof and a means for expansively connecting said plates to each other, said means comprising one or more pins, secured to one of said plates, and one or more resilient sockets on the other of said plates, movably connected to said pins.

9. In a glove stretching device a palm plate} a back plate, hand portions, finger portions and thumb parts on said plates, an expanding member, enclosed therebetween, inwardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one one or more of said finger portions and one or more of said thumb parts and projections on said member, to cooperate with said elevations to move said plates in opposite directions with relation to each other and in a di- 1 rection transversely to the planes thereof, said plates with said portions and parts thereof being. relatively thin and said elevations thereon serving also to stiffen the same, thereby increasing the rigidity thereof.

10. In a glove stretching device a palm plate, a back plate, hand portions, finger portionsand thumb parts on said plates, an expandlng member, enclosed therebetween,.in-

wardly extending elevations on the inner faces of one or more of the hand portions of said plates, one or more of said finger portions and one or more of said thumb parts and projections on said member, to cooperate with or more of the hand portions of said plates, 2105 said elevations to move said plates in opposite 'cessive positions of said platesandportions '5' v t York and State of New Yerk this 31stday of during said transverse motion of said plates substantially parallel to each other. Signed at New York inlthe county pf New December, A; D; 1929. V

ALBERT MEEHAN.

. EDWIN GRAY. 

